438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group
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 The commander of the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, gives a certificate to an Afghan National Army Air Force airman during a graduation ceremony | |
| Active | 2008–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Training |
| Garrison/HQ | Kabul Airport, Afghanistan |
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The United States Air Force's 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group (438 AEAG) is USAF training group that was assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing of USAFCENT and was stationed at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan.
The 438th Air Expeditionary Group stood up on in November 2008 at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan to train fixed and rotary wing aircrew and maintenance.
History
[edit]Global War On Terrorism
[edit]The 438th Air Expeditionary Group was activated as part of the Global War On Terror in 2008.
Lineage
[edit]- Constituted as the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group on 23 October 2008
- Activated on 1 November 2008
Assignments
[edit]- 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, 2008–present
Components
[edit]- 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron - renamed 311th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, February 2016, to follow in the traditions of No. 311 (Czech) Squadron RAF under Czech Air Force command.[1] The 311 Squadron was disbanded in February 2019.[2]
- 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron
- 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron[3][4]
- 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron
- 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron
- Detachment 1 (Jalalabad)
- Detachment 3 (Mazar-e-Shariff)
Stations
[edit]- Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, 1 November 2008 – 2021
Aircraft
[edit]- Mil Mi-17 Hip, Present
- Mil Mi-35 Hind, Present
- C-27A, Present
References
[edit]- ^ "Air unit in Afghanistan renamed to follow in the tradition of 311th Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron RAF | Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces of the Czech Republic".
- ^ "Royal Air Force".
- ^ 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron Changes Hands
- ^ "TIOH - Heraldry - 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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